MIT MuseumObjects
Viewing Record 6 of 391Previous Record Next Record
Switch Views: Lightbox | Image List | List
Welcome to the archived version of the MIT Museum's online collections portal! This site was used to test features and content for the newly redesigned MIT Museum Collections site, which has now launched with over 106,000 objects. Please use the new MIT Museum Collections site for further research and discovery. Webmuseum.mit.edu remains online during the transition period but will not receive new updates or content.
Northern Hemisphere with Figures of the Constellations- Pl. 21
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: unknown
Place made: United Kingdom
Date made: 1795
Materials: ink; paper; mounting
Measurements: 10 1/2 in x 8 in
Nomenclature: astronomical
Classification: whales
AF-AX-3028
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: unknown
Place made: United Kingdom
Date made: 1795
Materials: ink; paper; mounting
Measurements: 10 1/2 in x 8 in
Nomenclature: astronomical
Classification: whales
Monochrome engraving (PL. 21) with a star chart of the Northern Hemisphere at top, and various astronomical figures below and to the sides, labeled with figure numbers and letters indicating points. On the star chart, Andromeda and the Whale have been pointed out with pencilled-in arrows.
AF-AX-3028